POLK COUNTY, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested eight individuals in connection to a wide-reaching fraud operation that stole nearly $8.8 million from 235 victims nationwide, most of whom were elderly. The scheme, which spanned multiple states, involved stolen banking information, illegal money transfers, and the useContinue Reading
DAVENPORT, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 45-year-old Billado Mendez following a fatal two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, at the intersection of Power Line Road and Snell Creek Road in Davenport. According to the PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit, Mendez was driving a silver ToyotaContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Chad Forster, 32, of Pensacola, on multiple felony counts related to soliciting a minor and child exploitation. The arrest is part of FDLE’s statewide initiative targeting individuals who solicit children online for sexual relationships and share child sexualContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, FL – Three Pensacola residents are behind bars following a coordinated takedown by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the DEA HIDTA Task Force for trafficking fentanyl in Florida. The operation resulted in the arrests of all three suspects, who are currently being held in the EscambiaContinue Reading
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Ricardo Luiz Rodrigues Rangel, 52, of Cape Coral, on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, a second-degree felony. This arrest is part of FDLE’s ongoing statewide initiative to identify and apprehend criminals who targetContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL — The Lake City Police Department is once again asking for the public’s help in solving the 2021 murder of 29-year-old Deontay Lewis Farmer, who was fatally shot on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. At approximately 6:35 p.m., officers were dispatched to 810 NE Sam Court following reportsContinue Reading
FORT WHITE, FL — Four members of a Fort White family were arrested on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, on charges of Aggravated Child Abuse following a Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigation. Nine children, ranging in age from 7 to 16, were removed from the home located atContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Narcotics detectives and SWAT operators executed a search warrant last week at a suspected drug house on Wright Avenue, resulting in the seizure of a significant amount of illegal drugs, firearms, and cash. The search led to the following seizures: As a resultContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, GA — A 21-year-old Gainesville man has been charged with the 2024 murder of a disabled neighbor after a recent road rage incident led police to connect him to the unsolved case. Logan Ryan Plumley was arrested following a July 21, 2025, incident in which he allegedly pulled aContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office VICE Unit made a life-saving stop last week while on their way to serve a warrant, after witnessing the immediate aftermath of a serious crash on Collins Road near Shindler Drive. The incident occurred when an SUV flipped over during aContinue Reading